Cybercriminals are getting bolder and better at tricking people into infecting their own devices. One of the fastest-growing threats right now is the so-called “Fake Update” scam, where a pop-up or ...

Some online scams are more conspicuous than others, but the most insidious can be especially tricky to spot. For instance, last week, cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric uncovered a new Android malware ...

A new 'FakeUpdate' campaign targeting users in France leverages compromised websites to show fake browser and application updates that spread a new version of the WarmCookie backdoor. FakeUpdate is a ...

Over the last few months, FireEye has tracked an in-the-wild campaign that leverages compromised sites to spread fake updates. In some cases, the payload was the NetSupport Manager remote access tool ...

The FakeUpdate malware campaigns are increasingly becoming muddled, with two additional cybercrime groups tracked as TA2726 and TA2727, running campaigns that push a new macOS infostealer malware ...

A routine software update by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused what is being described as the “largest IT outage in history” on July 19. CrowdStrike said the problem occurred when it deployed a ...

Cybercriminals are ramping up their use of fake software updates to distribute malware, and Mac users are in the crosshairs with a new strain. Researchers have identified two new threat actors, TA2726 ...